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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the club Raka ends up at instead of Carignano garden at the end of Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Sanawar.
(b) Club Bazaar.
(c) Kasauli.
(d) Chandigarh.

2. What does Ram Lal suggest he cook for Raka in Chapter 9?
(a) Cheeseburgers.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Potato chips and ketchup.
(d) Spaghetti.

3. What creature does Raka observe at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Snake.
(b) Owl.
(c) Jackal.
(d) Hen.

4. Where does Asha wish to send her daughter over the summer?
(a) Paris.
(b) Carignano.
(c) New York.
(d) Geneva.

5. When Nanda bumps her leg in Part I, Chapter 10, what colors does she compare the bruise to?
(a) Sunset.
(b) Old meat.
(c) A fire.
(d) Eggplant.

6. What does Ram Lal say he and Nanda are at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Sad.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Old.
(d) Hilarious.

7. Chapter 9 describes how Nanda moved to Carignano after what event in her life?
(a) Her husband’s death.
(b) Her daughter’s illness.
(c) Her husband’s resignation.
(d) Her retirement.

8. What book is Nanda reading at the start of Part I, Chapter 8?
(a) On Living Alone.
(b) Sei Shonagon’s Pillow.
(c) The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon.
(d) All about Pillows.

9. What is the name of the pastor’s wife who had made several unsuccessful attempts to kill him in Carignano?
(a) Miss Hughes.
(b) Mary.
(c) Miss Appleby.
(d) Mavis.

10. What does Ram Lal tell Raka they make in the factories?
(a) Buddha Statues.
(b) Candy.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Serum for injections.

11. Who meets Raka at the taxi stand at the start of Part I, Chapter 10?
(a) Isla Das.
(b) The taxi driver.
(c) Nanda.
(d) Ram Lal.

12. When was Nanda’s house built?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1843.

13. What is Tara’s daughter’s name?
(a) Raka.
(b) Rieko.
(c) Raquel.
(d) Rita.

14. In Part II, Chapter 1, Raka and Nanda do what, “because they felt they must” (40)?
(a) Smile.
(b) Speak.
(c) Hug.
(d) Have tea.

15. How is Ila Das’ voice described in Chapter 6?
(a) Elegant.
(b) Soothing.
(c) Deep.
(d) Shrill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the main character hope does not come to her house in Chapter 1?

2. What had Raka’s parents told her of the beauty of, which she sees out her window at Carignano?

3. Who is the author of Fire on the Mountain?

4. How many letters does the postman give to Nanda in Chapter 3?

5. What does the name Raka mean?

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